1-Cyclopropyl-1-phenyl-ω-amino-1-alkanols

ABSTRACT

Novel 1-cyclopropyl-1-phenyl-ω-amino-1-alkanols are described having the formula: ##SPC1## 
     Wherein; 
     Am is lower-alkylamino and di-lower-alkylamino and piperidino, R is hydrogen, halogen, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkyl and trifluoromethyl, and n is 2 and 3. The compounds have antidepressant properties.

The present application is a continuation-in-part application of copending application Ser. No. 221,804 filed Jan. 28, 1972, now abandoned.

The present invention relates to novel tertiary alcohols and is more particularly concerned with 1-cyclopropyl-1-phenyl-ω-amino-1-alkanols and methods of making and using the same.

The novel compounds can be represented by the formula: ##SPC2##

Wherein;

Am is lower-alkylamino and di-lower-alkylamino,

R is hydrogen, halogen, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkyl and trifluoromethyl,

n is 2 and 3, and

The pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

The novel compounds of the invention having the foregoing Formula I are generally characterized by important pharmacological activity and exhibit central nervous system activity. More specifically, the present compounds can be used as antidepressants.

The activity of the compounds was determined by their effectiveness in blocking the depressant effects which are induced in mice by the intravenous administration of 2-oxo-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4,6,7-hexahydro-11bh-benzo[a] quinolizine (tetrabenazine). The procedure used was a modification of Englehardt, E. L. et al, J. Med. Chem. 11 (2), 325(1968). The ED₅₀ values of the compounds are given in Table I; the compounds of Examples 3, 5, 7 and 8 are the preferred compounds.

                  TABLE I                                                          ______________________________________                                         Example           ED.sub.50 mg/kg, IP                                          ______________________________________                                         1                 10.0                                                         2                 12.5                                                         3                 6.4                                                          4                 7.8                                                          5                 2.5                                                          6                 12.0                                                         7                 4.2                                                          8                 4.6                                                          ______________________________________                                    

The novel 1-cyclopropyl-1-phenyl-ω-amino-1-alkanols of the present invention possess additional utility as valuable intermediates for the preparation of novel alkenyl- and alkanylamines having antidepressant properties disclosed in copending application Ser. No. 221,825 filed Jan. 28, 1972.

It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide new and useful 1-cyclopropyl-1-phenyl-ω-amino-1-alkanols and methods of making and using the same. Other objects of the invention will be apparent to one skilled in the art, and still other objects will become apparent hereinafter.

In the definition of symbols in the foregoing Formula I and where they appear elsewhere throughout this specification, the terms have the following significance.

The term "lower-alkyl" as used herein includes straight and branched chain radicals of up to eight carbon atoms inclusive and is exemplified by such groups as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, tertiary butyl, butyl, amyl, isoamyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, and the like. "Lower-alkoxy" has the formula -O-lower-alkyl. The term "lower-alkanoyloxy" has the formula -O-C(O)-lower-alkyl.

The term "phenyl" is meant to include both the unsubstituted phenyl radical and the monosubstituted phenyl radical. The preferred monosubstituents are halides, lower-alkyl radicals, lower-alkoxy radicals, and the trifluoromethyl radical.

The invention also contemplates the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of the bases of the foregoing Formula I and includes both inorganic and organic salts as exemplified by those prepared with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric and sulfamic and with strong organic acids such as fumaric, maleic, tartaric and oxalic acid. The preferred acid addition salt is the hydrochloride.

METHOD OF PREPARATION

The preparation of the 1-cyclopropyl-1-phenyl-ω-amino-1-alkanols (I) may be accomplished by mixing and reacting 1-cyclopropyl-3-amino-1-propanones (II) with appropriately substituted phenyl Grignards (III) and/or phenyllithium compounds (III) and by reacting cyclopropylphenyl ketone (IV) with an ω-aminopropyl-magnesium halide (V). The reaction sequences are illustrated by the following: ##SPC3##

wherein Am, n and R¹ have the values previously assigned and Z is --Mg--halide and Li; and ##SPC4##

wherein Am and R¹ have the values previously assigned, Z is --Mg--halide and n is 3.

A general procedure for the preparation of the 1-cyclopropyl-1-phenyl-ω-amino-1-propanols (I) by reaction with a Grignard compound and/or phenyllithium is described below.

An appropriately substituted phenyl Grignard compound or phenyllithium is prepared in a dry organic solvent as, for example, ether or tetrahydrofuran and the metallo organic compound is treated in the cold, preferably at -20°C. to -30°C., with a 1-cyclopropyl-3-amino-1-propanone. The reaction mixture is allowed to warm to ambient temperature and the reaction complex is carefully decomposed using a dilute aqueous acidic solution such as aqueous ammonium chloride solution. The organic phase containing the product is worked up by methods known to the art. The product which is usually an oil is converted to a suitable acid addition salt.

In the second procedure (b) an ω-aminoalkyl magnesium halide is prepared in the usual manner in a dry organic solvent, as, for example, tetrahydrofuran and a solution of a cyclopropyl phenyl ketone in the same solvent is added dropwise to the cooled (0°C.-15°C.) solution of the Grignard reactant. Subsequent to the addition the reaction mixture is refluxed from a period of from about 1 hour to about 3 hours. The cooled reaction mixture is decomposed using a dilute aqueous acidic solution such as aqueous ammonium chloride solution. The product is isolated from the decomposed reaction mixture as described immediately hereinabove.

The preparations and examples which follow serve to illustrate the invention. It is to be understood that the examples in no way limit the spirit or scope of the invention.

STARTING MATERIALS

The 1-cyclopropyl-3-amino-1-propanones used as starting materials in the present invention were prepared by the Mannich reaction using cyclopropyl methyl ketone, paraformaldehyde and an amine as disclosed in copending application Ser. No. 144,634 filed May 18, 1971 and now abandoned. The preparation of 1-cyclopropyl-3-(N-methylacetamido)-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol is shown in Preparation 3.

PREPARATION 1 1-Cyclopropyl-3-methylamino-1-propanone.

A solution of 42.5 g. (0.3 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-propanone in 200 ml. of benzene was refluxed while methylamine was bubbled through the solution for 8 hours. The nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum indicated a 90% conversion to 1-cyclopropyl-3-methylamino-1-propanone.

PREPARATION 2 1-Cyclopropyl-3-(N-methylacetamido)-1-propanone.

A crude solution of 1-cyclopropyl-3-methylamino-1-propanone was cooled to 8°-10°C. and 8.2 g. (0.06 mole) of potassium carbonate was added, followed by 50 g. (0.5 mole) of acetic anhydride. The mixture was stirred until it warmed to room temperature. The benzne layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, concentrated, and the residual oil distilled at 99°-150°C./0.1 mm. The distillate weighed 65 g. It was calculated to contain 80% of 1-cyclopropyl-3-(N-methylacetamido)-1-propanone by the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum.

PREPARATION 3 1-Cyclopropyl-3-(N-methylacetamido)-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol.

An ether solution of a Grignard reagent prepared from 50.0 g. (0.35 mole) of 3-bromobenzotrifluoride, 400 ml. of ether and 8.6 g. (0.354 mole) of magnesium was treated at -20°C. to -30°C. with 12.5 g. (0.059 mole) of crude 1-cyclopropyl-3-(N-methyl-acetamido)-1-propanone (calculated to contain 80% of the propanone by the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum) in 100 ml. of ether. The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and treated with 7.4 g. (0.14 mole) ammonium chloride followed by 20 ml. of water. The ether layer was separated, concentrated to a dark oil and distilled under reduced pressure. The yield was 6.2 g.; b.p. 110°-114°C./0.1 mm.

EXAMPLE 1 1-Cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-phenyl-1-propanol Hydrochloride.

An ethereal solution of phenyllithium (0.2 mole) was prepared in a nitrogen atmosphere using 31.4 g. (0.2 mole) of bromobenzene, 2.8 g. (0.4 mole) of lithium wire and 60 ml. of ether. After stirring overnight the stirred mixture was treated slowly with 24.7 g. (0.175 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-propanone at a temperature below -20°C. After most of the ketone had been added, 50 ml. of ether was added to increase the fluidity. The stirred mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature over a 3-hour period and then poured onto ice. The ether layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 33 g. of an oil. The oil was distilled in vacuo and the major fraction distilled at 70°-72°C./0.01 mm. (23.5 g.; 61%). The nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the oil was consistent with the proposed structure. Vapor phase chromatography gave a single peak. Seven grams of the oil was converted to the hydrochloride salt which was recrystallized from isopropanol-isopropyl ether to give 2.6 g. of the pure salt which melted at 157°-159°C.

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₄ H₂₂ ClNO: C,65.73; H,8.67; N,5.48. Found: C,65.44; H,8.46; N,5.59.

EXAMPLE 2 1-Cyclopropyl-4-dimethylamino-1-phenyl-1-butanol Hydrochloride.

A tetrahydrofuran solution of a Grignard reagent was prepared from 80.2 g. (0.66 mole) of 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride, 15.5 g. (0.66 mole) of magnesium metal and 200 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and was treated dropwise with a solution of 46 g. (0.32 mole) of cyclopropyl phenyl ketone in 100 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. After the addition was completed, the mixture was refluxed for 1 hour, cooled and treated with 300 ml. of water containing 33.7 g. (0.63 mole) of ammonium chloride. The mixture was filtered and the tetrahydrofuran layer was separated from the aqueous layer. The aqueous layer was extracted twice with 100 ml. portions of ether and the extracts were combined with the tetrahydrofuran layer. The solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to an oil. The crude oil was distilled in vacuo and the major fraction collected at 90°-96°C./0.14 mm.; the distillate weighed 61 g. (83%). A portion of the base was converted to the hydrochloride salt which melted at 153°-155°C. after recrystallization from isopropanol-isopropyl ether.

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₅ H₂₄ ClNO: C,66.77; H,8.97; N,5.19. Found: C,66.75; H,8.82; N,5.19.

EXAMPLE 3 1-Cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-propanol Hydrochloride.

An ether solution of a Grignard reagent prepared from 60 g. (0.3 mole) of 3-bromochlorobenzene and 7.2 g. (0.3 mole) of magnesium in 500 ml. of ether was treated at -20°C. to -30°C. with a solution of 21 g. (0.15 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethyl-amino-1-propanone in 500 ml. of ether. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and was then treated successively with 16 g. of ammonium chloride and 40 ml. of water. The ether layer was decanted and the residue was triturated with several portions of ether. The combined ether solutions were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to an oil. The hydrochloride salt was prepared and was recrystallized from isopropanol-isopropyl ether; the salt melted at 182°-185°C. and weighed 11.5 g. (26.5%).

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₄ H₂₁ Cl₂ NO: C,57.94; H,7.29; N,4.83. Found: C,58.02; H,7.38; N,4.62.

EXAMPLE 4 1-Cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-propanol Hydrobromide.

The stirred ether solution of the Grignard reagent prepared from 86 g. (0.46 mole) of 4-bromoanisole and 11.2 g. (0.46 mole) of magnesium in 200 ml. of dry ether was treated dropwise with a solution of 30 g. (0.23 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-propanone in 100 ml. of dry ether. After addition the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and was then hydrolyzed with water. The mixture was worked up as in Example 1 to give 16 g. (28%) of an oil which distilled at 110°-115°C./0.10 mm. The hydrobromide salt melted at 175°-177°C.

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₅ H₂₄ BrNO₂ : C,54,59; H,7.33; N,4.24. Found: C,54.76; H,7.38; N,4.26.

EXAMPLE 5 1-Cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol Hydrochloride.

The stirred ether solution of the Grignard reagent prepared from 64 g. (0.28 mole) of 3-bromobenzotrifluoride and 7 g. (0.28 mole) of magneiusm was treated at -20°C. to -30°C. with a solution of 20 g. (0.14 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-propanone in 100 ml. of ether. The mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature then worked up as in Example 1. Distillation of the crude product gave 10 g. of oil which distilled at 78°-83°C./0.12 mm. The oil was converted to the hydrochloride salt which melted at 170°-172°C. after recrystallization from isopropanol-isopropyl ether; the yield was 8.5 g. (17%).

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₅ H₂₁ ClF₃ NO: C,55.64; H,6.54; N,4.33. Found: C,55.99; H,6.52; N,4.42.

EXAMPLE 6 1-Cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol Hydrochloride.

The stirred ether solution of the Grignard reagent prepared from 68 g. (0.3 mole) of 4-bromobenzotrifluoride and 7.2 g. (0.3 mole) of magnesium in 500 ml. of dry ether was treated at -20°C. to -30°C. with 21 g. (0.15 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-propanone. The stirred reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature and was stirred for an additional 2 hours. The mixture was treated successively with 16 g. of ammonium chloride and 40 ml. of water. The ether layer was decanted and the residue was triturated with three 200 ml. portions of ether. The combined ether extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate. The hydrochloride salt was prepared and was recrystallized from an isopropanol-isopropyl ether mixture. The salt weighed 10 g. (20.6%) and melted at 204°-205°C.

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₅ H₂₁ ClF₃ NO: C,55.64; H,6.54; N,4.33. Found: C,55.63; H,6.60; N,4.17.

EXAMPLE 7 1-Cyclopropyl-3-diethylamino-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol Hydrochloride.

A tetrahydrofuran solution of a Grignard reagent was prepared by the entrainment technique using 8.5 g. (0.35 mole) of magnesium, 66.5 g. (0.315 mole) of 3-bromobenzotrifluoride, 6.5 g. (0.035 mole) of 1,2-di-bromoethane and 300 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. The stirred solution was cooled to 0°C. and was treated over a 20-minute period with a solution of 26 g. (0.15 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-diethylamino-1-propanone in 100 ml. of ether. The reaction mixture was worked up as in Example 1 and the product was distilled under reduced pressure. The fraction which distilled between 105°-125°C./0.4 mm. was dissolved in ether and treated with ethereal hydrogen chloride. The hydrochloride salt was recrystallized from isopropanol-isopropyl ether to give 9 g. (17%) of salt which melted at 123°-124°C.

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₇ H₂₅ ClF₃ NO: C,58.03; H,7.16; N,3.98. Found: C,58.08; H,7.20; N,3.87.

EXAMPLE 8 1-Cyclopropyl-3-methylamino-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol.

A mixture of 5 g. (0.016 mole) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-(N-methylacetamido)-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol, 2.9 g. (0.024 mole) of potassium tertiary butoxide and 25 ml. of dimethyl sulfoxide was warmed on a steam bath for 45 minutes. The mixture was cooled, poured into ice water and extracted with benzene. The benzene extract was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to an oil which was distilled at 108°C./0.15 mm. The yield was 2.6 g. (59%).

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₄ H₁₈ F₃ NO: C,61.53; H,6.63; N,5.13. Found: C,61.73; H,6.59; N,4.95.

EXAMPLE 9 1-Cyclopropyl-3-piperidino-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol Hydrochloride.

A stirred ether solution of a Grignard reagent prepared from 14.5 g. (0.6 mole) of magnesium, 136 g. (0.6 mole) of 3-bromo-benzotrifluoride and 800 ml. of dry ether treated at -20°C. to -30°C. with 53.5 g. (0.296 mole) of crude 1-cyclopropyl-3-piperidino-1-propanone in 200 ml. of ether. After addition the reaction mixture was stirred and allowed to warm to room temperature over 1 hour. The reaction mixture was treated with 32 g. of ammonium chloride in 170 ml. of water and the ether layer separated. The aqueous fraction was filtered and the solid precipitate was extracted with five 200 ml. portions of ether. The combined ether extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to an oil. Distillation under reduced pressure gave an oil which was converted to the hydrochloride salt. Recrystallization from acetone-ethanol mixture gave 3.6 g. (17%) of pure product which melted at 193°-194°C.

Analysis: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₅ ClF₃ NO: C,59.42; H,6.93; N,3.85. Found: C,59.46; H,6.96; N,3.73.

Effective quantities of any of the foregoing pharmacological active compounds of Formula I may be administered together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a living animal body for therapeutic purposes according to usual modes of administration and in usual forms such as orally, in solutions, emulsions, suspensions, pills, tablets and capsules, or intramuscularly or parenterally in the form of sterile solutions. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound selected from those having the formula: ##SPC5##wherein; Am is lower-alkylamino and di-lower-alkylamino, R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, lower-alkyl and trifluoromethyl, n is selected from 2 and 3, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
 2. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-phenyl-1-propanol.
 3. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-phenyl-1-butanol.
 4. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-propanol.
 5. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-propanol.
 6. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol.
 7. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol.
 8. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol.
 9. A compound of claim 1 which is 1-cyclopropyl-3-dimethylamino-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-propanol. 